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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

FrTTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 28-At late bolr
Saturday evening President Weihe aad
Secretary Martin, of the Amalgamatei As
ISOLATION of Iron and Steel Workers, met
with President Gfessner, of the Laughiin aud
MIngo Junction Steel company, aud a com
m!ttee of steel workers from the Mingo
lodge, in conference at SteubenviIle, ONO
II was agreed that the contract ami rules
entered into by the company and Knights
of Labor Jan ", 1887, shall he recoguized
throughout the presen. year The other dis.
puted points were also settled, and ths IN lis
have resumed business, causing great rejo.u-
ing. The settlement recognizes the jurisiic-
ton of the Anna lgam ated association.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. est is under
stood to be certain that the conferrees on the
river and harbor bill will report that bill to
the two houses with the Hennepin provision
in the shape in which the senate put it. There
is not much money involved-only $50, 900
but there is vast amount of principle. The
friends Of the pr oiect believe that Informally
commits the government to the construction
of the canal and enlargement of the Illinois
and Michigan canal or the Improvement of
the upper Illinois.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28
THE DEADLY RAILWAY STOVE.
A Brakeman, Two Indians and a Tramp
Cremated, and Others Injured.

NEEDLES, Cal, Feb 2S-The passenger
train on the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, due
here from the west at 9:45 Saturday evening,
went through a culvert few miles west Of
here. The wreck caught fire and the mail
and express and baggage cars were de-
stroyed. The engine was smashed up and
was also damaged by the fire. Engineer E.
j. Hogden sustained probably fatal injuries.
Mail Agent E. L. Peppin and J. K Dckin-
son were seriously injured. Brakeman E
L. Gilbert, two Indians and a tramp were
burned to death. DIR. NJ J. Chase, of Gales.
bury, Ill, was bruised on the head W.
Marin of Quincy, Ill, had leg injured.
Most Of the baggage and mail YVES
burned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28
Our Turbulent Statesmen.

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb, Is. The proceed
ings in the house Saturday were marked by
more confusion and disorder, arising out of
conflicting desires as to the order of business,
than for long time previous. On one vote
Brady made the point no quorum, AMI
Springer speaker PRO tenn decided against
him and refused to entertain his appeal Ar
nproar ensued, and yells of Read r Regular
order r "Louderl7 Read the riot actr
etc, were heard. Blanchard strongly op
posed the legislative executive and Judicial
appropriation bill, and was especially severn
on Holman, and commenting upon the fact
that he (Holmanl voted for the dependent
pension bill, said: The gentleman could
swallow down without grimaee that camel,
and yet he strains at the gnat of the miser-
able salary OF the governor of Alaska"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

1NDIANoLA, Tex, Feb. IS The Southern
Pacific company will abandon it; termiuu,
at this point and ru1 lite track TO Port lri
vaca, on Matagoria bay, ten miles ABOVE
here. This practically ends the existence CT
In iianola. The severe storms OF the past
Twelve years have ruined tho place, Aside
from the great losses to properly 80 lives
were sacrificed during that per,oi. The pub-
lie buildings viii also he removed to Port
Lavaca, and the citizens are already begin
ming to move their dwellings, to that place
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 2s-Whie the
members of the house who desire an in
crease the navy were trying to amend the
naval appropriation bill by providing for
millions of dollars worth Of ships and guns
Saturday Bland got the floor and said all this
cry about the new navy and great guns came
from spirit which desired to perpstuate in
this country an enormous system of taxa
ton which burdened the people and drove
chem into poverty. He believed in the
maxim, "In time of peace, prepare for war"
The proper way in time of peace to prepare
for war was to reduce taxation and pay the
public debt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

NEW YORK, Feb IS forty -ane well
known men about town, who gathered in tai
offices Of the Cotton Compress company a
West Eleventh street an Thi, te ntI ,venuc
shortly before mtiniSht SLdlty - win'9s'
a glove fight between Cunnin,ha II, { Il ~
ton, and WauamAker. of this city, We're a,
rested by the police who got Wind OF ID,
affair and raided the building. They wer'
all locked up for the night at police head
quarters
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

CHICAGO, Feb. - Shortly after ) o'clock
Saturday engine NJ -, Of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois railway. exploded its boiler
at Dearborn station The engineer, Angus
tus Meinger, and the fireman. Clarence ".
Lowe, were killed. the body OF the former
being blown into hundred fragments, while
that of the latter was hurled through the
roof of the station sixty five feet, falling
afterward through the roof again into the
station. Both men were from Momence, Ills.
The houses in the vicinity of the station had
their windows badly shattered by the explo-
sion
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

RICHLAND CENTER WIS, FED. ga fire
occurred here Saturday night. burning three
Of the finest blocks in the city and several
others. 1t started in J. Pietz's saloon and
spread to The Republican and Observer
printing Office, tns two-story brick, and
thence across the street to Il. Bottoms drug
store, which was also burned, together with
the law office of Miner 4 Bergman and the
cigar factory of S. C. Hiatt, when the flames
were got under control. The loss can not vel
be fully obtained, but will not be less than
S4U, 00O, with about 81, OG9 insurance
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

New YORK, Feb 2s-At the meeting Of
the Central Labor union at Clarendon hall
Sunday communication from the Walters
and Bartenders' union was read, denouncing
Master Workman Powderly for his action
inhibiting the collection of money to help the
Chicago Anarchists. Several fiery speeches
were made in condemnation OF Mr.. Pow.
DERBY, but none in his behalf.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28
Two Hundred Thousand in Lumber Cor

HANNIBAL, Mo-, Feb 2A.-Fire Sunday
afternoon, aided by strong wind, destroyed
eight blocks of closely piled lumber, the stock
of D. Dubach & Co. and Herreman & Card,
together with seven box cars. Dubach & Co.
estimate their loss at Sl50,000; light insur-
ancc Herreman & Cards loss is 0,000;
fully insured. At one time the fire threatened
to sweep through all that part of the city be-
tween it and the river, and the Quincy fire
department, which was photographed to for
HELM responded promptly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

PITTDURG, Pa. Feb. % The Cincinnati
box mystery was CLEARED up Friday by 8
young physician uam4i John Osborn, of
Sutterville, Pa, calling at the Baltimore &
Ohio express office for ,ne box He says the
skeleton is that of a negro which was dis
sected at the Cincinnati Eclectic college anc
his purpose is to articulate 1t,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

Dixon's "Carnuret of Iron" stove pol
ish was established in 1897, and is to day
as it was then the neatest and brightest in
the market; pure plumbago, giving off
no poisoness vapors. The size is now
doubled and cake weighs nearly half a
pound but the quality and price remain
the same. Ask your grocer for Dixon's
big cake. oct 22w3m.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 2s-In vetoing
bill, granting a pension to Sarah A.
Hamilton, widow of Thomas Hamilton. the
president in his message says he does so on
the ground that Hamiiton's death Of
apoplsxy, eighteen years after be left the
service, had no relation to bis military
service, or to any injury for which he wai
pensioned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 2s.-The testi-
mony before the Texas investigating COM
mittee Saturday was embarrassing and OF
little importance. Fred Fisher, German
ex-Union soldier and Republican, testified
that in his opinion, the regulations of the
three memoralists- Hackworth, Scheutze
and Moore-were not good.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28
DON'T BE 4 CLAM
And Subscribe Your Good Money to This
Rnrns

And Subscribe Your Good Money to This
Bogus Company.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Feb. "a little
more than year ago an attempt was made
to organize corporation in this city to be
known as the Mortgage, Trust, Loan and
Debenturs company of Minneapolis, Mimi,
but the enterprise failed. Unauthorized per-
IONS, taking advantage OF the standing Of
certain mea who signed the articles of incor-
poration, have flooded the United States
with circulars continuing the names OF the
persons who signed the articles, and offer
ing wonderful Inducements to all person
wishing to invest in stock. These circulars
are pronounced fraudulent here, as no such
corporation as the one above named has any
legal existence.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28
We BoOdIer Must Go-to Prison.

PouGBkEEPsIE. n. Y, Feb. q Judge
Barnard Saturday refused to grant further
stay of proceedings in the case of ex Alder
man O'Neil. Charles W. Brooke argued the
case for O'Nel, eni when he finished Mr.,
Nicol, assistant district attorney, was about
to reply, when Judge Barnard interrupted
him and decided against all the points raised
by O'Neil's counsel and denied the motion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

The republicans of the Kansas legisla-
ture have changed the name of st. John
county to Logan county. Once upon u
time the republicans of Kansas were ems
gagged in more serious work than in show
ing their childish spite against gentle>
man whose only offence was that he
choose to exercise his rights as free
man,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

BOSTON, Feb %S.-Perry cables to The
Herald that movement Is on foot among
the ladies in London to organize society in
which the only requirement of members is to
be that they set apart cne-tenth of their per-
sonal income for religious or charitable pur-
poses There are number Of leaders of
society interesting themselves in the matter
and it bids fair to be success
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 2S.-Shortly
after Z O'Clock Saturday evening, clouds of
smoke were discovered pouring into the
corridors on the house side of the capitol
An investigation developed the fact that the
lower document room was on fire. The
sno Ike was SO dense that every room in the
southern wing was uninhabitabie. The fire
men made short work of the fire, however
and but little damage was done beyond th'
destruction by water of a number of public
documents which were stored away TO the
credit Of congressman.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

NEW YORK, Feb. 2s-Carl Schurz fell
Saturday evening on the icy pavement OF
Fifth avenue and fractured his thigh He
met with the same sort of accident last year,
and broke the bones Of the same leg He
was resting easily at latest adyices, and was
in good spirits
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28
An Unstable Old Planet.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Feb IA slight shock oil
earthquake was felt here about O'clock
Saturday morning, but caused no excite
ment. 1t was also felt slightly at Columbia,
Savannah, Charleston and elsewhere IA
South Carolina, and seem med to be more SOUND
than vibration.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 2s,-The presi-
dent has vetoed the hill appropriating $50, 0oU
to erect a public building at Portsmouth,
Ohio In doing so, he says the needs of the
place are not such that present buildings
will not SUFFICE and the claim that there is
Nc public building in that section of the state
Is cast aside as not worthy of consideration.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

PAoRIA, Ills, Feb. 2s. The long and dis
astrous strike among the coal miners along
the lines of railroads centering here, which
has been in progress several weeks, will be
settled in day or two 10y the miners renting
the mines and working them on the co-opera-
ton plan There is u good deal of distress
among the families of the miners, who num-
Der several Thousand.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28
A SERMON TO SOCIALISTS.
Novel Congregation in st. PauIs, Lon
don-A Great Crowd Present


don-A Great Crowd Present.
LONDON, Feb. 2s-The assembling of So
cialists in st. Paul's cathedral Sunday, many
of whom marched to the church in process
sion, attracted crowds Of people, and the
great edifice was filled to overfowing. The
request of the Socialists federation to the
archbishop of Canterbury to preach from the
text, LET him that stole, steal no more; but
rather let him labor" was disregarded, and,
instead, the archdeacon Of St. Paul's preached
from Proverbs xxi, 2-"The rich and poor
meet together: the Lord is the maker Of them
alln The discourse elected frequent shouts
of "Goodp "BravoT etc., and there were
also occasional growls and groans, but the
services were carried out to the end with no
more serious Interruptions The police were
present in strong force.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

BosToN, Mass, Feb. 26-Rev. James
Freeman Clarke, the eminent Unitarian
divine, has been suffering several days from
a severe cold which has confined him to his
bed At his house Friday morning he was
said to be in sligh;er weaker condition than
Thursday but that no serious results were
antieinated at I,rasant
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

BISMARCK, u. T., Feb. 2s-The capitol
building, put up three years ago, shows signs
of decay. The floors weakened at the recep-
ton given Governor Church Thursday night,
and they had to he propped up with heavy
timbers The walls are badly cracked. and
fears are entertained that they will fall.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

New YORK, Feb. u Henry NJ. Weed,
aged IS, who was, a few years ago, one OF
the most prominent aud successful oil hrok-
ers in the city, attempted to suicide Satur-
day by jumping from a ferry bost. He was
picked up by passing tug, haiti drowned
and taken TO the hospital. liis business VEN
lures of late have been Improbable. and he
has been drinking heavily.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

There is minister in South Bend. Ind,
whose total cash income tor the past
year was $203. With this he supported
a family of six and paid car fare be-
tween South Bend and Laporte every two
weeks.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. 2S-At Sam
Small's revival meeting Sunday night, q re-
solution was adopted asking the members Of
the legislature to submit a prohibition
anne ndmend to the constitution to the peo-
pie. The meeting was very enthusiastic
1000 people attending,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28
The Mayfower VIII Go to England.

BOSTON, Feb. .S.-Gen Paine. owner Of
the champion yacht Mayflower, has an
announced that the femous sloop has been
placed in charge of her designer, Mr.. Bur-
gess, and that she will sail for England the
coming summer to race for the queens cup,
which has been held since 1852 by the English
cutter Arrow.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 2S.-Gen. B. F. But
Ter had a fall on slippery wooden sidewalk
in this city Saturday morning, causing
severe wrench, or possibly dlslocation Of
the shoulder He is all right otherwise, and
has left Philadelphia for Boston.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. 2s.-The con-
ferees on the Canadian non-intercourse bill
were in session Saturday for over three hours
without result The senate wished to confine
retaliation to fish, the house stood out for
mi
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

BALTIMORE, Feb. 2s.-Joseph W. Hesse,
aged % years, of $50 Aisquith street, was
committed to the city Jail on Feb. %, in de-
fault Of payment of 81 fine and costs for dis
turbing the peace Sunday morning he tore
up one of the sheets on his prison cot and
hanso' himself.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

BUCYRUs, Ohio, Feb. 2S-James F. Shu-
maker and Jacob Smith, two highly respected
farmers of this vicinity, Were instantly killed
Saturday by fast train on tae Fort Wayne
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28

John Ruskin rises to remark wrathful-
ly that civilization is putting its best iron
into "iron>clads and stink.pots.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28
lcarureN Its causes, and new and suc

neaEWEcC Its causes. and new and sue
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home, by one who was deaf twenty eight
" years. Treated by most Of noted specialists
without benefit Cured himself in three months,
lars sent ON application.
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Daily Republican., 1887-02-05
Congress

In the y. s. Senate on Friday, the
Direct Tax Refunding bill was passed
The Railroad Attorneys bill was dis
cussed, amended and passed-yess, 30;
nays, land the Senate adjourned The
Railroad Attorneys bill declares "Tl at
II shall be unlawful for any member OF
either House Of Congress to accept em-
ploy ment rs sttorney-atlaw, or payment
of service OF any kind, In opposition to
the United States, in any case to which
the United States may be a party, or In
which its interests may be concerned, OIL
from any railroad company, II snch mem
Der shall have reasonable cause to believe
that measures specially affecting the in
terests of such company are pending be-
fore Congress, or are about to be SO pend
ing during his term Of Office" and II
provides that "any person who violates
the provisions OF this act shall be guilty
of = misdemeanor, and may be punished
| by imprisonment not exceeding one year
or by fine not exceeding $500, or by both
In the discretion OF the Court"
In the House, the Senate bill for thu
retirement aud recoinage OF the trade
dollar was made a special order for the
18th inst Mr.. McCreary, OF Kentucky
offered resolution amending the rules
30 as to provide that quorum of the
Committee of the Whole shall consist OF
100 members. 1t was referred.
Daily Republican., 1887-02-05
Kitten Pounds jack Dempsey.

Jack Dempsey closed his Theatre
ComiQus engagement In Pnilade pbia
last evening with !our.round glove
ooptsst with Denny Killen, CT Had ing
ton, who 10 only o few pounds hsavier
than the middle weight champion. The
ARE: round was rather tame. both men
showing great caution. Killen opened
the SECOND round with o straight left
hand punch on Dempsey . face, getting
only light return. 6oUn after he got
two hard hits ON tho noee, starting the
blood, bu. giving Dempsey hard one.
Dempsey drove hie left into Killen's
stomach, and q moment later got good
" uare punch on the nose Dempsey
opened the Third rouad with his famous
left hand blow. and was countered
hard ON the face so hard that he stag
gered backward. The round ended
with an exchange Of shortarm blows
The fourth round was the liveliest Of
the lot. Dempsey rnshsd to close quar-
tsrs, and both men parted several hard
blows. Dempsey fpa!ly landed with
his left on Kllen's face, and In repeat
Ing the trick, got q sounding counts
OIL the eye. Both were wild with thei
right hands. Dempsey tried to get II
. right and leet, but Killen took boil
blows on the book OF the neck an
shoulders. Billy Mclean decided tina
the lighting Was very even, but tina
Dempsey got la mo:e clean hits.
Daily Republican., 1887-02-05
Queen Victoria.


Qusen Victoria was born May "a.
1919; crowned June ~, 1885, married,
February 10, 1910; II she lives TO June
~, 1888, It will be fifty years since she
was crowned Queen Of Great Britain,
and she will be 60 years old. Now,
strange to say, hat true, that Is men
that were Presidents OF the U nited States
have died sipcs she was crowned;
namely, John q Adams. 1913; Andrew
jackson, 1s45; M vAnBursn, 1862; w.
II. Harrison, 1841; John Tyler. 1852; j.
X Polk, 1848; 2 Tsylor 1850; Fillmore.
1874; II. Pierce, 1855; Buchanan. 1868;
Lincoln. 1865; A. johnson, 1875; U .,
Grant, 1885; Garfield, 1881; Chester A.
Arthur, 1855. j. W. 8.
Daily Republican., 1887-02-05

Little change Was noted on Friday In
the STRIKE along the stvsr front at New
York, though - slight Improvement
II the situstiop Was reported early In
the day. The strikefs ON the piss Of the
New Haven and Hartford Railroad,
East river, vere sdnittsd into the
unsoa. This makes over 200 admistsd
this vesk. The esalksEs and j,ipers Ut
YORK repairing the 0uyandotte, the Old
Dominion steamer that was damaged
BY the explosion Of IN Internal machine,
struck, ont OF sympathy With the freight
handlers.
Five coal fans along the Mouopga-
hels Valley have conceded the demands
OF their omployes, and the strikers aro
confident OF victory throughout the val.
ley. A telegram from Pittsburg says
that yesterday morning two miners,
representing SOC men employed at the
|0astobvi and Finley Vile mlnee ON
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
called on the Executive Board, with .
dem and for m increase Of 81 cent? per
ton.
The coopers en- ployed along the piers
with the mil. wrishts aud the pain, ers
and mechanics ON the Guion Line also
struck In Brooklyn the coal Dart
drivers and shovelers In the yaris along
the Gowauus canal and In other paris OF
she city Joined the strikers. In Jersey
City the brakemen and switchmen OF
the Erie yards were celebrating about
going ON strike, bat they were prom.
ised higher wagss.
Two hundred men employee In the
Ella and Fanny furnaces nj West MID
|dicsex, Pa, have struck for In Adva9c<
Of twenty five cents per day. "Nsarly
every furnace In the ShenAngo Vale ,
is closed on account OF the st;ike, and
about 1000 men are idle"
The employees Of Hooper B. Town
sends nut, bolt and rivet works, about
$50 in mum bur, went ON strike on Fri
day for the re instatement OF 81 men
WHO have been discharged at intervals
since December 18th.
The en- pioyes ct the Philadelph.a and
Reading coal whslves ct Port Rioh.
mond say they arc aAtisfed with theiI
present treatment and are not anxious
70 60 on Q strike.
| Eighteen cigar makers employed by
L!chten Bros went on strike on Friday
b. csuse Of change In tho fystem Of
wrapper cutting.